All-Russian Congress of Soviets

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The All-Russian Congress of Soviets was the supreme governing and legislative assembly of Soviet Russia, composed of delegates from workers', soldiers', and peasants' councils across the country.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
soviet congress
supreme governing body
adoptedDocument Constitution of the RSFSR (1918)
Constitution of the RSFSR (1925)
Decree on Land
Decree on Peace
composedOf delegates from peasants' soviets
delegates from soldiers' soviets
delegates from workers' soviets
compositionBasis representation from local soviets
country Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
linked to: Russian SFSR
dissolved 1936
electedBody All-Russian Central Executive Committee
established 1917
firstSession June 1917
function adopt constitutions and fundamental laws
approve state budget
define general direction of state policy
elect the All-Russian Central Executive Committee
governanceModel council democracy
historicalEventRole approved transfer of power to the Soviets in October 1917
ratified the October Revolution
ideology Marxism–Leninism
jurisdiction Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
linked to: Russian SFSR

Soviet Russia
linked to: Russian SFSR
language Russian
legalFoundation 1918 Constitution of the RSFSR
1925 Constitution of the RSFSR
legalStatus highest organ of state power in the RSFSR
meetingPlace Moscow
Petrograd
meetsFrequency periodically
notableSession Second All-Russian Congress of Soviets
politicalAffiliation Bolshevik Party dominated
politicalSystem soviet system
powerSource soviets of workers, soldiers and peasants
predecessor Petrograd Soviet of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies
linked to: Petrograd Soviet
relatedBody Congress of Soviets of the Soviet Union
replacedBy Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR
role supreme governing authority of Soviet Russia
supreme legislative authority of Soviet Russia
secondSession October 1917
shortName All-Russian Congress of Soviets of Workers', Soldiers' and Peasants' Deputies
significance central institution in the establishment of Soviet state power
supervisedBy Central Executive Committee of the All-Russian Congress of Soviets
timePeriod Russian Revolution and early Soviet period
votingSystem indirect election via local soviets

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Constitution of the RSFSR (1918) legislativeBody All-Russian Congress of Soviets
Constitution of the RSFSR (1925) establishes All-Russian Congress of Soviets
Second All-Russian Congress of Soviets precededBy First All-Russian Congress of Soviets
linked to: All-Russian Congress of Soviets
Soviets subordinateTo All-Russian Congress of Soviets
Bolshevik government of Russia legislativeBody All-Russian Congress of Soviets
All-Russian Constituent Assembly followedBy All-Russian Congress of Soviets
All-Russian Congress of Soviets shortName All-Russian Congress of Soviets of Workers', Soldiers' and Peasants' Deputies
linked to: All-Russian Congress of Soviets
Third All-Russian Congress of Soviets legislativeBody All-Russian Congress of Soviets
Moscow Soviet relatedTo Soviets of Workers’ and Soldiers’ Deputies
linked to: All-Russian Congress of Soviets